General Qacts - 05/09/2018

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  • Portfolio  System and Ordinances were introduced in Indian Councils Act  of 1861
  • CBI director is appointed by the committee consisting of PM, Opposition Leader in the LS and CJI(or any other SC Judge).
  • As per various court judgments, basic structure of the constitution includes: Secular character of constitution, Sovereign, democratic and republic nature of polity, Separation of powers between legislature, executive and judiciary, Unity and integrity of the nation, Welfare state, Rule of Law, parliamentary system, Effective access to justice(Right to constitutional remedies), Principle of reasonableness.
  • The word "Socialist" in the preamble is not considered under the basic structure of the constitution.
  • DPSPs helps courts in determining constitutional validity of a law.
  • Union Health ministry published first draft for standards of medical devices covering 594 devices. The draft is named as 'Essential Principles for Safety and Performance'. It categorizes the devices into four categories, they are A(Most Low Risk), B(Low Moderate High Risk), C(Moderate High Risk), D(High Risk) devices.
  • Global Livability Index is published by EIU ( The Economist Intelligence Unit). Vienna(Austria) is the most livable city followed by Melbourne(Australia). Damascus, Dhaka, Lagos(Nigeria) and Karachi are the least livable.
  • NIRDPR - National Institute of  Rural Development and Panchayat Raj located at Hyderabad.